Love This Giant Tour

Love This Giant Tour

Tour by David Byrne and St. Vincent
David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Padua in September 2013
Associated album	Love This Giant
Start date	2012-09-15
End date	2013-09-12
No. of shows	52 in North America 5 in Oceania 17 in Europe 74 Total
David Byrne tour chronology Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour (2008–09) Love This Giant Tour (2012–13) American Utopia Tour (2018) St. Vincent tour chronology Strange Mercy Tour (2011–12) Love This Giant Tour (2012–13) Digital Witness Tour (2014–15)

The Love This Giant Tour was a joint tour by American musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent. It started on 15 September 2012 in Minneapolis, United States, and ended on 12 September 2013 in Florence, Italy, after 74 concerts on 14 countries and 3 continents. The tour was officially announced along with Love This Giant, the album it promoted, on 14 June 2012. On the stage, they were accompanied by a backing band consisting of eight brass players, a keyboardist and a drummer. The performers engaged in complex choreography onstage while performing.

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 29 September 2012 at Williamsburg Park in New York City. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Who"
2. "Weekend in the Dust"
3. "Save Me from What I Want" (St. Vincent song)
4. "Strange Overtones" (David Byrne & Brian Eno song)
5. "I am an Ape"
6. "Marrow" (St. Vincent song)
7. "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Talking Heads song)
8. "The Forest Awakes"
9. "Ice Age"
10. "Like Humans Do" (David Byrne song)
11. "Lightning"
12. "Lazarus"
13. "Cheerleader" (St. Vincent song)
14. "Lazy" (X-Press 2 song featuring David Byrne)
15. "I Should Watch TV"
16. "Northern Lights" (St. Vincent song)
17. "The One Who Broke Your Heart"
18. "Outside of Space and Time"

Encore

19. "Cruel" (St. Vincent song)
20. "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads song)

Second encore

21. "The Party" (St. Vincent song)
22. "Road to Nowhere" (Talking Heads song)

Tour dates

David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Cincinnati on July 10, 2013

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
15 September 2012	Minneapolis	United States	State Theatre
16 September 2012	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
18 September 2012	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
20 September 2012	Toronto	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
21 September 2012	Montreal		Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church
23 September 2012	Boston	United States	Orpheum Theatre
25 September 2012	New York City		Beacon Theatre
26 September 2012
27 September 2012	Upper Darby		Tower Theater
29 September 2012	New York City		Williamsburg Park
30 September 2012	North Bethesda		The Music Center at Strathmore
2 October 2012	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
3 October 2012	Atlanta		Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
5 October 2012	Austin		Bass Concert Hall
6 October 2012	Houston		Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
7 October 2012	Dallas		McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
10 October 2012	San Diego		Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
11 October 2012	Santa Barbara		Arlington Theater
12 October 2012	Costa Mesa		Segerstrom Center for the Arts
13 October 2012	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
15 October 2012	San Francisco		Orpheum Theatre
17 October 2012	Seattle		5th Avenue Theatre
18 October 2012	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
20 October 2012	Vancouver	Canada	The Centre For Performing Arts
Oceania
14 January 2013	Melbourne	Australia	Arts Centre Melbourne
15 January 2013
17 January 2013	Sydney		State Theatre
18 January 2013
20 January 2013	Hobart		Princes Wharf, Shed No. 1
North America
12 June 2013	Montclair	United States	Wellmont Theater
13 June 2013	Baltimore		Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
15 June 2013	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
16 June 2013	Manchester		Great Stage Park
18 June 2013	Charlotte		Belk Theater
20 June 2013	New Haven		Shubert Theatre
21 June 2013	Portland		State Theatre
22 June 2013	Shelburne		The Green at Shelburne Museum
23 June 2013	Ottawa	Canada	Confederation Park
25 June 2013	Rochester	United States	Kodak Hall
27 June 2013	New Bedford		The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
28 June 2013	Red Bank		Count Basie Theatre
29 June 2013	Port Chester		Capitol Theatre
30 June 2013	Greenburg		Palace Theatre
2 July 2013	Louisville		Robert S. Whitney Hall
5 July 2013	Des Moines		Western Gateway Park
6 July 2013	Highland Park		The Pavilion
7 July 2013	Grand Rapids		Meijer Gardens
8 July 2013	Ann Arbor		Michigan Theater
10 July 2013	Cincinnati		Taft Theatre
12 July 2013	Kansas City		Crossroads at Grinder's Park
13 July 2013	Denver		Denver Botanic Gardens
14 July 2013	Telluride		Town Park
15 July 2013	Salt Lake City		Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
17 July 2013	Eugene		The Cuthbert Amphitheater
18 July 2013	Woodinville		Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
20 July 2013	Saratoga		Mountain Winery
21 July 2013	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
Europe
18 August 2013	Reykjavík	Iceland	Harpa
20 August 2013	Oslo	Norway	Folketeateret
21 August 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Filadelfiakyrkan
22 August 2013	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falconersalen
24 August 2013	Brussels	Belgium	Centre for Fine Arts
25 August 2013	Utrecht	Netherlands	Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
27 August 2013	London	England	Roundhouse
28 August 2013	Birmingham		Symphony Hall
29 August 2013	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
30 August 2013	Salisbury	England	Larmer Tree Gardens
1 September 2013	Stradbally	Ireland	Stradbally Hall
6 September 2013	Madrid	Spain	Teatro Circo Price
7 September 2013	Barcelona		L'Auditori
9 September 2013	Gardone Riviera	Italy	Vittoriale degli italiani
10 September 2013	Padua		Gran Teatro Geox
11 September 2013	Rome		Parco della Musica
12 September 2013	Florence		Teatro Verdi

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
11 June 2013	Montclair	United States	Wellmont Theater	Scheduling conflicts.
3 September 2013	Lisbon	Portugal	Coliseu dos Recreios	Cancelled by promoter due economic difficulties.
4 September 2013	Porto		Coliseu do Porto

Personnel

The performers and their band engaged in complex choreography through the show. Pictured, David Byrne and St. Vincent performing in Seattle in October 2012.

Credits adapted from the NPR website.

Band

• David Byrne – Vocals, Guitar, Natural Trumpet, Theremin
• St. Vincent – Vocals, Guitar, Electronic Drums, Theremin
• Daniel Mintseris – Keyboards, Musical Director
• Brian Wolfe – Drums
• Kelly Pratt – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Flute
• Dave Nelson – Trombone
• Jon Natchez – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
• Bryan Murray – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
• Rachel Drehmann – French Horn
• Jason Disu – Trombone
• John Altieri – Sousaphone, Tuba
• Carter Yasutake – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Choreographers

• Annie-B Parson – Choreographer